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Definition of TORPEDOES

• An explosive device lowered into oil wells to clear obstructions
• An electric ray
• A cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine or dropped into the water from an aircraft and to explode on reaching a target
• A signal placed on a railroad track, exploding as the train passes over it
• TORPEDO [n]
• A firework exploding on impact with a hard surface
• A submarine sandwich
• A gangster hired to commit a murder or other violent act
• TORPEDO, to damage or sink with an underwater missile [v]